Compile error in hidden module: This workbook.

Anonymous
2010-08-19T09:56:57+00:00

I've got the following error after installing office 2010. It's only shown once I want to open/close the Excel:

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications:

Compile error in hidden module: This workbook.

This error commonly occurs when code is incompatible with the version, platform, or architecture of this application.

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Anonymous
2012-04-23T16:52:38+00:00

After searching for answers to this problem repeatedly I finally came up with this...if anyone besides me is still having this problem, hopefully this will help.

Excel shows a "compile error in hidden module: thisworkbook" when opened or closed.

This error occurs because 2 excel files are corrupted.

To stop the error from occurring:

If in Windows XP open the following folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Forms     where USERNAME is the current user

If in Windows 7 open the following folder:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Forms     where USERNAME is the current user

Once the folder is located, delete these 2 files

ComctlLib.exd

MSComctlLib.exd

Excel should now open without the error message.

Note: Excel will create 2 new files (with the same names) in the folder, but they will not be corrupted.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-07-24T15:58:01+00:00

    how do you find the Forms folder in which the MSComctlLib.exd is located?  I have Vista and Excel 2007?

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-07-10T16:08:58+00:00

    Deleted the single file MSComctlLib.exd

    This also worked for me, many thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-06-21T18:28:41+00:00

    For my Win7/Excel 2007, I only have MSComctlLib.exd file and delete and restarting excel, didn't fix the problem for me. Also, Ctrl+click to launch in safe mode didn't make any difference. There were some other .box files in that directory that I moved and tried and that didn't help either.

    Eventually, I found the issue. It was the xla file that Nitro PDF tool installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\XLSTART area. I moved that file and now that error is gone. (This is probably same as the older pdfmaker.xla issue reported in another answer record).

    If in Windows 7 open the following folder:

    C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Forms     where USERNAME is the current user

    Once the folder is located, delete these 2 files

    ComctlLib.exd

    MSComctlLib.exd

    Excel should now open without the error message.

    Note: Excel will create 2 new files (with the same names) in the folder, but they will not be corrupted.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-05-29T05:36:11+00:00

    Thank you very much. :)

    Arun Jose

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